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BBI secretariat says it will move to Supreme Court to overturn ruling

Country is tipped for another legal showdown.

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by CLAIRE MUNDE

News26 August 2021 - 10:31
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In Summary


  • • This means that the country is tipped for another legal showdown between the pro-BBI forces and the anti-constitutional changes movements.
  • • BBI secretariat co-chairpersons Junet Mohamed and Denis Waweru on Thursday revealed that they will support Attorney General Kihara Kariuki's appeal at the apex court.

The Building Bridges Initiative secretariat now says it will move to the Supreme Court to appeal the appellate court's ruling that stopped the BBI reggae.

This means that the country is tipped for another legal showdown between the pro-BBI forces and the anti-constitutional changes movements.

BBI secretariat co-chairpersons Junet Mohamed and Denis Waweru on Thursday revealed that they will support Attorney General Kihara Kariuki's appeal at the apex court.

The duo said they hope they will get a favourable ruling at the Supreme Court.

They said with the expanded jurisdiction of the apex court, there would be an opportunity for the judges to look at the appeal from a brooder perspective that ensures the country's future stability.

"We are determined to ensure that some of the noble proposals in the BBI are not lost. And if they are lost, then it must be known that we did our best," said Junet.

The Court of Appeal ruled that the BBI bill was unconstitutional, illegal null and void as the process was illegal .

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